the government has sent in the army, but the killing continues. in the past two days, more than a dozen people have died in violence. >> finally, as promised, it is time to take a look back at some big moments in the cultural year in germany. >> a row that was sparked by one of the country's greatest living writers, these moments have in common a link between art and politics. >> to pick up the year, the silver bear at the berlin all went to a director for "barbara." >> i am so happy. this is amazing. >> it is a love story about a young woman, but it is also much more. set in the former east germany were the secret police followed people's every move, the film asks how living in an authoritarian regime affects people emotionally. in a system where and foreman's were everywhere, distrust was widespread. barbara wants to escape east germany, but several important encounters challenge her resolve. the film explores the subtle and haunting mechanisms of power. in april, one german writer sparked controversy when he criticized israeli politics in a poe